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Claudia J. Ayers, 92, affectionately known as Nibbs, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 18, 2016. A family visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Johnson's Funeral Home. A private burial will be held in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery at a later date. Nibbs was born January 30, 1923 in Van Buren, AK. She was full of life and laughter. She never met a stranger and always had a smile on her face. A longtime member of the DAV, Nibbs volunteered at Wilford Hall Hospital at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. She was always able to brighten the day of the patients and staff. A woman of faith, she knew the words to every hymn. Nibbs came to San Angelo in 2008 to be with her sister-in-law and partner in mischief, Ladelle Ayers Carter and niece, Cindy Martin Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband John Alton Ayers and her sons, Clifford and Glenn Pond. She has one daughter Dianne Woodruff. Nibbs is survived by her best friend, Ladelle Ayers Carter; close friends Nancy and Sam Morton; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Hill, Lelia Pate and Bettye Ayers, and many loving nieces and nephews